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An air-to-air top front view of the F-16XL Fighting Falcon prototype aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the undercarriage. The aircraft is on a demonstration flight during the Farnborough Air Show

An air-to-air right side view of the F-16X Fighting Falcon prototype aircraft during the Farnborough Air Show. The aircraft is equipped with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the undercarriage

An air-to-air left side view of the F-16XL Fighting Falcon prototype aircraft as it undergoes refueling operations while on a demonstration flight during the Farnborough Air Show. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the undercarriage

An air-to-air top front view of an F-16XL Fighting Falcon prototype aircraft armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the undercarriage. The aircraft is on a demonstration flight during the Farnborough Air Show

An air-to-air top left view of an F-16XL prototype and the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during the Farnborough Air Show. The aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. The F-16XL is also armed with AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on its undercarriage

An air-to-air right underside view of the F-16XL Fighting Falcon prototype aircraft dropping several bombs while on a demonstration flight during the Farnborough Air Show. The aircraft is also armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the undercarriage

An air-to-air rear view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on a vertical climb during the Farnborough Air Show. The aircraft is equipped with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

View of an F-16XL Fighting Falcon aircraft carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles in flight. The aircraft features a "cranked arrow" wing for improved subsonic and supersonic flight, semi-conformal weapons carriage for reduced weight and drag, and fly-by-wire complete electronic flight control system

A high angle air-to-air front view of an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft carrying an AIM-9J, left, and AIM-9L/M Sidewinder missile. The aircraft is assigned to the 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing

An air-to-air right side view of an F-16XL Fighting Falcon prototype aircraft as it undergoes refueling operations while on a demonstration flight during the Farnborough Air Show. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the undercarriage

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Base: Farnborough

Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Scene Camera Operator: General Dynamics

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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12/09/1982
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right side view prototype aircraft falcon prototype aircraft operations demonstration flight farnborough show farnborough air show aim sidewinder missiles sidewinder missiles tips sparrow sparrow missiles undercarriage air show side view general dynamics aim 7 sparrow refueling aim 9 sidewinder f 16 xl fighting falcon high resolution aim 9 sidewinder missiles aim 7 sparrow missiles great britain military aircraft aviation air to air view jet plane jet aircraft 1980s aircrafts public domain aircraft photos 1980 s us national archives f 16 fighting falcon england united kingdom